Iron and Oil League

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Iron and Oil League
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1895
Ceased1898
PresidentCharles B. Powers (1895)
No. of teams13
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
(1895)
Bradford (1898)
ClassificationIndependent (1895, 1898)
Related
competitions		Iron & Oil Association (1884)

The Iron and Oil League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1895 and 1898 seasons. League teams were based in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia.

History[]

The Iron and Oil League was a minor league formed in the 1890s and existing from time to time in the 1890s and 1900s. In 1898 one of the teams was a black team, the Celeron Acme Colored Giants.

It is sometimes abbreviated as IOL.

Honus Wagner and his brother Butts Wagner played in the league in 1895. Among other major leaguers, Jack Glasscock and Buck Weaver also played in the league.

Cities Represented[]

  • Bradford, PA: Bradford 1898
  • Celoron, NY: Celeron 1895; Celoron Acme Colored Giants 1898
  • Dunkirk, NY & Fredonia, NY: Dunkirk-Fredonia 1898
  • Franklin, PA: 1895
  • Meadville, PA: Meadville 1898
  • New Castle, PA: 1895
  • Oil City, PA: Oil City Oilers 1895, 1898
  • Olean, NY: Olean 1898
  • Sharon, PA: Sharon 1895
  • Titusville, PA: Titusville 1895
  • Dennison, OH & Uhrichsville, OH: 1895
  • Warren, PA: Warren 1895, 1898
  • Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Nailers 1895[1]

Standings and Statistics[]

1895 Iron And Oil League[]

schedule

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
44 32 .579 -- Frank Boyd
Oil City Oilers 42 31 .575 0.5 Guy Hecker
Warren 43 32 .573 0.5 George England
40 33 .548 2.5 Will Thompson
Titusville 33 40 .452 9.5 Harry Smith
Sharon / Celeron 23 49 .319 19.0 Walter Herrington
Wheeling Nailers 19 13 .594 NA William White /
Al Buckenberger/Jack Glasscock
7 21 .250 NA Jack Darrah

Wheeling and Twin Cities entered the league July 16 for the second half.
Sharon (16–29) moved to Celeron July 16 for the second half.[1]

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot
Toots Barrett Warren W 12
John Easton Oil City PCT .889 8–1[1]

1898 Iron And Oil League[]

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Bradford 38 14 .731 -- William Stuart
Warren 34 17 .667 3.5 James Brady
Olean 31 24 .564 8.5 P.J. Joyce / Pop Hunter
Meadville 23 29 .442 15.0 NA
Oil City Oilers /
Dunkirk–Fredonia		 22 30 .423 16.0 Guy Hecker
Celeron Acme Colored Giants 8 42 .160 29.0 Harry Curtis / C.W. Toboldt

Oil City (17–13) transferred to Dunkirk–Fredonia June 18
The Black Clereon team disbanded July 5 and was replaced with a white team
Olean disbanded July 14, causing the league to disband.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Iron and Oil League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.

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